Hugo hohenstein



(No Model.)

H. HOHENSTEIN. LAMP SHADE.

No. 524,825. Patented Aug. 21, 1894.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR A TTORN 8.

ornamental layer of lighter fabric.

UNITED I STATES HUGO HOHENSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,825, dated August21, 1894.

Application filedJuly 18, 1894.1

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUGO HOHENSTEIN, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, residing 1n the city, county, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Shades, of whichthe following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to an improved lampshade of that class in which awire-frame is used in connection with a cylindrical neckportion forstretching a suitable foundation fabric thereon, which latter is coveredby an The obect1on to this class of lamp-shades heretofore made was thatthat portion of the shade which surrounded the chimney was subjected toa high degree of heat and became quickly deteriorated,'whereby theappearance of the sh ade was impaired.

The object of this invention is to increase the diameter of the shade atthe neck-portion of the same, so that a sufficient circulation of air isobtained between the chimney and the shade and then arrange thecovering-fabric around the neck-portion in such a manner that it isprotected tosome extent against the injurious effects of the heat; andfurther, that the ornamental puffs, which extend above the neck-portioncan be lowered andraised at will for the purpose of permitting the moreconvenient packing and shipping of the shades and the placing of theshade in position on the lamp without subjecting the ornamentaltop-portion of the shade to the danger of being burned when the shade isplaced in position on the lamp.

My invention consists therefore, of a lam pshade, composed of awire-frame having a cylindrical neck-portion, made of such a diameter toprovide a sufficient space around the chimney, and on which the coveringfabric of the shade is tightly stretched and retained by suitableshirring-cords, the ornamental puffs being formed by lining the fabricwith a layer of suitable stiff fabric, so that the puffs, by the naturalspring of the fabric, can be raised above the neck-portion or loweredbelow the same, for packing or when placing the shade on the lamp.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved lamp-shade. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sec- Serial no.517,858. (No model.)

tion of the shade. Fig.3 is a detail vertical transverse section throughthe neck-portion of the shade, drawn on a larger scale. Fig. 4: is aportion of the stifi lining of the ornamental pufis, by which the samecan be raised above or lowered below the upper edge of the neck-portion.a portion of the neck-portion of the shade, showing the shirring cordsfor retaining the covering-fabric.

Similar letters'of reference indicate corresponding parts. 7

Referring to the drawings, A represents the supporting frame of myimproved lampshade, which frame is composed of upright supporting-wiresa, a connecting-ring a. at the lower ends of the same,a secondconnecting-ring a at the upper ends of said wires, radially-extendingretaining-wires a and a wire a which connects the outer ends of theradial wires a as shown in Fig. 2. The ringshaped wire a is .made ofsuflicientdiameter, so as to form an annular spaceof considerable widtharound the chimney for the circulation of air. To the ring-shaped wire ais applied the cylindrical neck-portion B of the shade, which ispreferably made of one piece of suitable sheet-metal, but which can alsobe made of several ringshaped wires connected by suitable stays, oriiiany approved manner, as desired. It is preferable, however, to makethe ringshaped neck B of sheet-metal, as this is more sightly, and canin some styles of shades, be left entirely uncovered without presentingan unsightly appearance.

The cylindrical neck-portion B is soldered to the wire-frame A above theconnectingring a*, and is, in one class of shades, covered at theoutside by a lining b of stifi fabric over which is stretched acovering-layer b which is retained by shining-strings d that arestitched into the covering-layer b and tied together at the ends, asshown in Figs. 1 and 5.

The stiff lining b is provided with a number of semi-circularupwardly-extending flaps or extensions 19 which are cut out from thesame fabric and over which the covering-fabric b is extended, it beinggathered at the interstices between the flaps b and passed over thestiff lining and retained by the shirring- Fig. 5 is a detail side-viewof ering layer 6 which is gathered up so as to form puffs of the shapeshown in Fig. 1, can be moved in downward direction and retained by thespringy nature of the stiff fiapsb below the upper edge of thecylindrical neck :0 portion B, or retained in raised position above thesame, as shown respectively in dot-ted and in full lines in Fig. 2. Ineither position of the puffs, the stiffened flaps spring naturallyeither into lowered or raised position, which has the advantage that anumber of lampshades can be shipped in one box, which was not. possibleheretofore with. this class of shades in which each shade required aseparate large paper-box that took up consider- 2o able space in storingas well as in shipping the shades. Another ad vantage of the ornamentalfolding puffs is that when they are all lowered below the upper edge ofthe neck-portion, the

2 5 lamp-shade may be placed with greater facility in position on thelamp, without any danger of the puffs being burned by the flame of theburner, which is at present an objection to this class of shades. Whenthe puffs are 0 to be returned into the raised position, shown in Fig.1, they are moved up one after the other, the natural spring of theinterior flaps 1) setting them in the required position, so as to formthe ornamental top-portion of the 3 5 shade.

In the better and more expensive styles of lamp-shades, the innersurface of the cylindrical neck-portion B is also. covered by a liningand a covering-layer of fabric, which is stretched thereon in anyapproved manner and by which a very ,finished or more ornamentalappearance is imparted to the shade.

upper part of the shade, they are adapted to be lowered below the edgeof the neck-portion, or raised above the same, whereby the shade can bemore conveniently stored and shipped, and also placed with greaterfacility and less dangeroffire'into position onthe lamp.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A lamp-shade, composed of a supportingwire-frame, acylindrical neck-portion above said frame, a lining extending over theouter surface of the neck-portion, a covering layer gathered intospring-puffs at the upperends, and shirring-cords for retaining thelining and covering layer in position on the neckportion, substantiallyas set forth.

2. A lamp-shade, consisting of a wire supporting-frame, a cylindricalneck-portion on said frame, a lining extending over said neckportion,and provided with flaps, a covering fabric stretched over said liningand its flaps, and shirring-cords for retaining the lining and coveringlayer on the neckportion, whereby the flaps are adapted to be loweredbelow or raised above the upper edge of the neck-portion, substantiallyas set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HUGO HOHENSTEIN. Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, GEO. L. WHEELocK.

